Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-18
OLE OTHER WISE,

pan, without using paper, alter gPeaS-
ing tbs pan sift g. little -four in. then
turn it over and shake out all that
you can.
To clean knives cut q small pota-
to in two, dip one hall in brick dust
and rub the knives. Rust and stain
will disappear like magic from their
surfaces.
To clean brasses belonging to ma
hogany furniture, use either powdered
whiting or scrape rOttenstOne mixed
with sweet oil, and rub on with B. cha
mois skin.
SOME Of the new ribbons used by
French dressmakers are in lovely
shades of dull rose, violet. pea green,
or verdlgris, Gobelin blue, and carna-
ton, with picot edges purple tinted.
The Atwood cashmere stockinette
jerseys, with French cloth surface and
finish, and position backs, which are
presented in blacks, navy blues and
browns, are in considerable demand.
To prevent polished steel from rust
ing after cleaning and when not in use,
take q cloth with very little sweet
oil on it, and wipe the articles over
slightly, but evenly, to oil the surface.
VELVET wears better if brushed
with hat brush by pressing down
into the nap and then turning the
brush as on an axis to firt out the
lint. Do not brush backward or for
ward
WHITE, heliotrope, mauve, or light
mode cloth, silk or cashmere, will be
fashionable for wraps for seaside or
country wear. Lace wraps are very
recherche made up over silk or satin
the same shade.
OTTOMAN and gros grain silk visites
are in good request. The most stylish
of these handsome garments have the
fashionable, long tab fronts, solid jet
arm pieces, the pretty dog collar, and
are enhanced with jet fringe.
BISHOP sleeves are finished with deep
cuffs reaching half way or all the way
to the elbow, and the cuffs are fire.
auently of velvet, while the upper parU
of the sleeve is of the soft, light mate
rial Of the dress. The collar of the
dress then is also OF velvet.
SOME Washington ladies have intro
duced the fashion Of wearing rings on
their thumbs. The Chinese embassy
is responsible for this. When the
Congo free state sends US q native
representative there will probably be
'great run on nose rings" as the
trade papers put it.
THE new very deep beaded fringes,
some of which are quite yard IN
length, are draped across the entire
fronts of handsome gowns, or are ar
ranged as panels at each side. They
are also used to decorate the fronts
of the graceful Visites made in peplum
style, the fringes reaching from the
shoulder to the extreme edge of the
long points.
SHAwL-sHAPED ichus for dressy wear
are OF Canton or English Grape, Lyons
erepallne, anu SILK of every sha1e OF
rose, Blue, lilac; primrose, and every
tint and tone of white. Their garni.
ture is lace in such profusion thst lit
tie of the foundation is visible when
they are adjusted to the figure, for fes-
toons of fairy webs seem to envelope
the wearer from neck to waist.
DRAPERIEs this and the coming sea-
son are to be worn both long and am
pie, short and bouffant. Horizontal
and lengthwise drapings again appear
on stylish gowns designed for either
house or street wear. Pipings set row
upon row on panels, kilt and other
portions Of the dress, are also revived |
and some new walking dresses sent |
over show gray serge, dark blue Wig !
ogne and other wooden stuffs laid wit |
extra wide hem at the TO OF, with q |
narrow vine embroidered above, this |
portion being Killed the entire width |
Of the skirt, and finished with short |
tunic above, with slight drapery at |
the back.
The new round hats which seem to
find greatest favor are those which |
have medium high tapering crowns,
With brims that roll extremely high |
on one side, or on both. The front |
Of the hat projects over the eyes, but
the sides and back are close and
short. Suede, ecru, heliotrope, JAP
anese, red, golden, brown, dark green
and gray are most extensively i'm
ported in Milan braids, but this does
not complete the color list. Some of
the hats have crowns of fancy straw,
braided in odd waves, shell patterns,
and porcupine points, or in open can
vas designs while the brim is OF plain
braid, to be faced with velvet.
SOME of the new tailor-suits of dark
green nuns cloth have masculine-look-
ing vest-fronts which are called "con-
tinental waistcoats." These vests
are cut out in rounded shape in the
neck, and there is q small shirt-front
set beneath made of figured percale.
The vest itself is made either OF pale
ecru pilot cloth, stra v colored pique,
or white corded silk, and has rounded
ends instead of points, and deep
pocket flaps at each side. The dark
green coat above turns back with wide
revers, which are covered with hand
same braid-work in applique, the
exact shade of the vest. The collar
and cuffs are trimmed to correspond.
A THING in lace, which can be util-
lied this season with most satisfacto-
ry results, is the elegant lace shawl
which has been folded away for sever
al seasons because they were deemed